1974 - Men America
The winners in the category "1974 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the American Golf Classic (June 20-23). Jim Colbert (USA) beat Raymond Floyd (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-5 16th ... "the 615 yd monster"). Gay Brewer (USA) and Forrest Fezler (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Bob Hope Desert Classic (Feb 7-10). Second-placed Bert Yancey (USA) finished 2 shots behind Green (USA). [Indian Wells CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; Eldorado CC; La Quinta CC].
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Played as the Argentine Masters (Torneo de Maestros) (for the first time since 1971, and the last time until 1977). Carlos Liberto (Arg) finished in second place behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [Olivos GC, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Vicente Fernandez (Arg) finished in second place behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [Mar del Plata GC, Mar del Plata, Argentina].
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Played as the Florida Citrus Open (Feb 28-Mar 3). Second-placed Homero Blancas (USA) and Jim Jamieson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Heard (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Rio Pinar CC, Orlando, FL].
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Atlanta Classic not played in 1974 as Atlanta Athletic Club hosted the inaugural PGA Tour Players Championship.
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Played as the B.C. Open (July 18-21). Karl (USA) beat Bruce Crampton (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his only win on the PGA Tour. [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (June 27-30). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) and J.C. Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tom Watson (USA), who recorded the first of his 39 PGA Tour wins. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Mark Hayes (USA) finished in second place behind Player (RSA), who shot a 9-under 59 during the event, setting a new world record low score for 18 holes in a professional tournament. [Gavea GC, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro].
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Played as the Flint Elks Open (June 20/21; 36-hole PGA Second Tour event). Bryan Abbott (USA) beat Joe Porter (USA) in a playoff. [Flint Elks CC, Grand Blanc, nr Flint, Michigan].
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 25-28). Second-placed John Schlee (USA) and Larry Ziegler (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bobby Nichols (USA), who recorded the last of his 12 PGA Tour wins. [Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, Ont.].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 16-19). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind 31-year-old Rod Curl (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won by defending champion Cerda (Chile).
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Played as the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 2-5). Second-placed Homero Blancas (USA), Lee Trevino (USA), Tom Watson (USA) and Charles Coody (USA) finished 4 shots behind Allin (USA). [Preston Trail GC, Dallas, TX].
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Jackie Gleason
Played as Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic (Feb 21-24). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 1 shot behind Thompson (USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [East course, Inverrary CC, Ft Lauderdale, FL].
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Played as the Doral-Eastern Open (March 7-10). Second-placed Lee Trevino (USA), Tom Watson (USA), Charles Coody (USA) and Homero Blancas (USA) finished 4 shots behind Bud Allin (USA). [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Andy Williams
Played as the Andy Williams San Diego Open Invitational (Jan 24-27). Second-placed Rod Curl (USA) and Gene Littler (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nichols (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
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Glen Campbell
Played as the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open (Feb 14-17). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Stockton (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (July 3-6). Second-placed Grier Jones (USA) finished 4 shots behind Ed Sneed (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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Played as the World Open Golf Championship (Sept 12-15). Miller (USA) beat Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Frank Beard (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. Bob Murphy (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. Miller recorded his tenth win on the PGA Tour. [No.2 course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
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Sea Pines
Played as the Sea Pines Heritage Classic (March 28-31). Second-placed Gibby Gilbert (USA) finished 3 shots behind Miller (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
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Played as the Houston Open (May 9-12). Second-placed Rod Curl (USA), Steve Melnyk (USA) and Andy North (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dave Hill (USA). [Quail Valley CC, Missouri City, nr Houston, TX].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 14-17). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) finished 3 shots behind Green (USA). [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Quad Cities Open (July 11-14). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stockton (USA), who started the final round five off the lead, but a Sunday 64 gave him a narrow win. [Crow Valley GC, Davenport, Iowa].
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Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (May 30-Jun 2). 32-year-old Bob Menne (USA) beat Jerry Heard (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first and only PGA Tour win. [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC].
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Played as the Maracaibo Open. Won by Molina (Arg). [Maracaibo CC, Maracaibo, Venezuela].
Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Defending champion Lee Trevino (USA) finished in second place behind Byman (USA). [GC Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico City].
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Kaiser Intl.
Played as the Kaiser International Open Invitational (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA) and Lee Trevino (USA) finished 8 shots behind Johnny Miller (USA). [North course, Silverado Resort, Napa, CA].
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Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (Aug 1-4). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Victor Regalado (Mex), who recorded the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
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Played as the Greater New Orleans Open (March 28-31). Second-placed Bobby Cole (RSA) and Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 8 shots behind Lee Trevino (USA). [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
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Played as the Ohio Kings Island Open (Sept 19-22). Second-placed George Johnson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Miller Barber (USA). ["The Grizzly" course, City of Mason Golf Ctr, Mason, OH; at the time called Nicklaus Golf Ctr].
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by defending champion De Vicenzo (Arg), who won this event for the third time in four years. [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
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Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 3-6; PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Grier Jones (USA) finished 4 shots behind Miller (USA). Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
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Monsanto
Played as the Monsanto Open (Apr 18-21). Elder (USA) beat Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) with a birdie at the fourth playoff hole, to record the first of his four PGA Tour wins. [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
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Played as the Peru Open (Abierto de Peru). Won by De Luca (Arg).
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IVB
Played as the IVB Philadelphia Classic (June 6-9). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hubert Green (USA). [Whitemarsh Valley CC, Lafayette Hill, nr Philadelphia, PA].
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 10-13). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 1 shot behind Miller (USA), who posted his fifth PGA Tour win. [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
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Played as the inaugural Tournament Players Championship (Aug 29-Sept 2). Second-placed Jesse Carlyle "J.C." Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Nicklaus (USA). [Atlanta CC, Marietta, GA].
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Sahara Hotel
Played as the Sahara Invitational (Oct 3-6). Second-placed Jerry Heard (USA), Wally Armstrong (USA), Dave Hill (USA) and his younger brother Mike Hill (USA) finished 3 shots behind Al Geiberger (USA). [Las Vegas National GC, Las Vegas, NV; at the time known as Sahara-Nevada CC; originally the Stardust CC].
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Played as the Magnolia State Classic (April 11-14; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) and Bunky Henry (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Nevil (USA). Reduced to 36 holes due to bad weather. [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
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Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 25-28). Second-placed Bud Allin (USA) and John Mahaffey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Miller (USA). [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Eddie Pearce (USA) finished 3 shots behind Jack Nicklaus (USA). [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
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Played as the Southern Open (Sept 5-8). Second-placed Bruce Crampton (Aus) and J.C. Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind 24-year-old Forrest Fezler (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Fezler was second to Gary Player a year earlier in this event. [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].
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Played as the Westchester Classic (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Don Bies (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miller (USA). [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
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Danny Thomas
Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (May 23-26). Second-placed Lou Graham (USA) and Hubert Green (USA) finished 3 shots behind Player (RSA), who recorded his 20th PGA Tour win. [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
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Played as the Tallahassee Open (April 25-28). Second-placed Joe Inman (USA), Dan Sikes (USA) and Eddie Pearce (USA) finished 1 shot behind Miller (USA), who recorded his only PGA Tour win. [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].
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Played as the San Antonio Texas Open (Oct 17-20). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind 24-year-old Terry Diehl (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour victory. [Woodlake GC, San Antonio, Texas].
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Played as the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (Aug 15-18). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 4 shots behind Dave Stockton (USA). [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
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Dean Martin
Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 17-20). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 3 shots behind Johnny Miller (USA), who set a PGA Tour record in winning the opening three events of the 1974 season. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Disney World
Played as the Walt Disney World National Team Championship (Oct 31-Nov 3; two-man team event; formerly the Walt Disney World Classic). Second-placed uncle/nephew pairing of Sam Snead (USA) & J.C. Snead (USA), and Ed Sneed (USA) & Bert Yancey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hubert Green (USA) & Mac McLendon (USA). This was the first of four PGA Tour wins for 29-year-old McLendon. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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Disney World
Played as the Walt Disney World National Team Championship (Oct 31-Nov 3; two-man team event; formerly the Walt Disney World Classic). Second-placed uncle/nephew pairing of Sam Snead (USA) & J.C. Snead (USA), and Ed Sneed (USA) & Bert Yancey (USA) finished 1 shot behind Hubert Green (USA) & Mac McLendon (USA). [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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Second-placed Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Cole (RSA), who won the International Trophy for best individual score in the World Cup of Golf. Team winners of the Cup: Bobby Cole & Dale Hayes (RSA). [Lagunita CC, nr Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the World Series of Golf (Sept 7-9; unofficial four-man 36-hole exhibition event for the season's four major championship winners ... or substitutes). Lee Trevino (USA; US PGA) beat Gary Player (RSA; Masters and British Open) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-3 15th) in a Monday playoff. Both shot 139 in regulation play, and then parred five sudden-death playoff holes on Sunday before darkness fell. Third (143): Bobby Nichols (USA; Canadian Open). Fourth (148): Hale Irwin (USA; US Open). [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 4-7). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) and Lee Trevino (USA) finished 1 shot behind Charles (NZ), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. [Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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